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10 A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO ADOPT LEGISLATION TO PROVIDE FOR FL~XIBILITY IN THE DEVELOPFLENT OF THE PORT TO ASSURE ITS DEVELOPMENT TO ITS UTMOST UTILIZATION. WHEREAS, the Virginia Ports and Port Authority Study Commission was created in 1978 to make a comprehensive study of Virginia Ports and the Virginia Port'Authority; and WHEt~EAS, the Transportation Consulting Division of Booz-Allen and Hamilton, Inc. served as consultants of said Commission and prepared the Market, Economic and Organizational Assessment of Virginia's Port System Report dated May, 1980; and W~EREAS, the final report of the Virginia Ports and Port Authority Study Commission to the Governor and the General Assembly of Virginia,"'-including dissenting comments, has~been issued and contains recommended legislation; and WHEREAS, Senate Bill No. 548 has ~een introduced for consideration at the 1981 session of the General Assembly and referred to the Senate Transportation Committee and proposes the recommendations contained in the Study Commission's final report; and WH~EREAS, the Port of Hampton Roads contains State terminals capable-of handling over five miTlion tons (5,000,000) of cargo per year, some of which are operated by non-stock non-profit public corporations and some 'of which are operated by a private terminal operator; and ~ WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Portsmouth has reviewed the proposed legislation and the final re~ort issue~ by the Conumission and respectfully suggests that some of the · t conclusions contained therein are Inconslsten with the facts established by the study; and WHERE~, said Bill. mandates that the Virginia Port Authority bring about the centrally directed operation of all State owned port facilities at Hampton Roads, including the private terminal operation at Portsmouth; and WHEREAS, the consulting report clearly establishes: 1. That Portsmouth Marine Terminal provides more flexi- bility in operation practice and procedures than the o{her terminals; 2. That Portsmouth Marine Terminal performs more effect- ively than the terminals operated by the non-profit public corporations in terms of business related measures;